I remember buying killer Queen and Now I'm Here singles at the same time. Flipping NIH over to try the B side was one of my most profound, sublime Queen experiences. ' What the hells' that ?!!'
I suspected after KQ that I was experiencing something very, very special with this band but after LOTV I knew this stuff was staying with me for life.
I remember for years being obsessed with See What A Fool I've Been / A Human Body and to a lesser extent Soul Brother as they were the only non album tracks I'd yet to hear (Pre The Miracle) Just the names conjured up how I thought they'd sound. Was massively puzzled by all of them once I tracked them down but because of that still hold them all in high regard. Strange that they never did more non-album b-sides especially once RT started recording solo stuff more - there's a real fine line between his album tracks and his solo output. I guess he was well within is rights to hold back stuff for a solo album especially once it felt Queen was going tits up. The Jazz album for example would've been made endlessly more interesting if the lesser songs had been held over as exclusive b-sides. Imagine the excitement when a Jazz reissue FINALLY included In Only 7 Days and Fun it. I'd really like those songs more if they were 'secret' non album material.
And conversely, The Miracle and The Works would've felt more complete if they'd stuck, say, HOIT or HJMH and IGC on them respectively.
Hell, even AKOM would've felt better if ADRRFMD was on there like a Part 1 or Reprise to DLYH.
The album proper, not the extra magical ingredients. Although as much as I dislike WWTLF I think even adding Forever to the album proper would've made the album more complete somehow.